Summerside, T-V, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)
Summerside, T-V was a town in Prince Edward Island, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q863058. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.401°N, 63.783°W.
Population
In 1911, Summerside, T-V had a population of 2,678: 1,225 male and 1,453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,917 |
| 1881 | 2,853 |
| 1891 | 2,882 |
| 1901 | 2,875 |
| 1911 | 2,678 |
| 1921 | 3,228 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Summerside, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,678 total population, 1,453 females in the population, 1,225 males in the population, 849 single (never-married) females, 704 single (never-married) males, 566 families, 488 married males, 482 married females, 119 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given. 2,875 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 795 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 791 persons of British origin (English), 706 persons of French origin, 335 persons of British origin (Irish), 35 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,170 Roman Catholics, 569 Presbyterians, 498 Methodists, 221 Anglicans (Church of England), 148 Baptists, 24 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 23 Salvation Army adherents, 20 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Congregationalists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 545 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Neil McLeod | 1842–1915 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
PE140024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_PE002027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q863058
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerside,_Prince_Edward_Island
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerside_(%C3%8Ele-du-Prince-%C3%89douard)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Summerside, T-V, Prince Edward Island (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/pe/summerside-t-v-pe140024-1911/.